Cities have been designed without women’s experiences in mind for a long time, making public spaces feel unsafe or inaccessible. Placemaking with a gender lens centres women’s daily realities such as care work, mobility needs, and safety concerns. It calls for inclusive and supportive environments shaped through diverse voices. Designing for women ultimately creates cities that work for everyone.

Navigating the city with a child can be one of the most unexpectedly challenging parts of parenthood due to inaccessibility, lack of infrastructure, and social isolation.

Car-free streets are inclusive for all genders and ages. They are also safer, more enjoyable, and healthier than their alternative.

While rarely the face of Canada's homeless crisis, many women experience homelessness. The lived experiences of women who sleep rough differs significantly from those of men. On top of challenges of obtaining basic necessities, women who are unsheltered must also deal with gendered obstacles such as menstruation, threats of violence, and pregnancy.

Advocacy at its core is expressing belief in something. It could be as simple as sharing a well-written article to introduce new ideas or raising a hand in a work meeting. Advocacy is for everyone, and it does’t have to be difficult.

As recently introduced laws and policies across North America attempt to regulate queer people's access to healthcare, public space, and gender expression, the fight for representation and inclusion in cities continues.

When cities adopt the vision of the 15-minute city, they have the opportunity to create communities that work better for everyone, especially women.

Men have created cars, built cities around cars, and have linked driving to their male identity. Toxic masculinity is a key driver of car culture in Canada, and must be addressed to wean all Canadians off of their cars.

Women face significant barriers to cycling, such as safety, harassment, and gender norms. To encourage more women to get on two wheels, there is a great deal of work required to address patriarchal systems and design.

Feminist interventions work to serve people with multiple identities and social factors. Here is how they also serve individuals who experience deafness.

Kids need safe ways to get around, close access to friends, and spaces for play. Building cities for kids makes them more fun, safe, and equitable for everyone.

Feminist interventions for housing, transportation, and green infrastructure provide great promise for emission reductions, all while addressing inequalities and making cities more livable for everyone.

Prioritizing personal vehicles over all other modes of transportation creates mobility barriers for everyone, especially marginalized communities.

Many traditional feminist interventions prioritize wealthy, white women over others. An intersectional approach is needed to ensure feminist cities are truly for everyone.

Dismantling the patriarchy one curb-cut, bike lane, and planter at a time

The segregation of paid and unpaid labour between men and women shaped our cities to exclude the needs of anyone who was not a working man.

We have built cities that make us sad, unhealthy, and poor - but, we have the power to transform them, and ourselves.